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Timbre

(sonority)
The sound of the instruments
Percussion Strings
Keyboards Woodwind
Voices Brass
Electronic
Texture
The layers in the music
Melody
Monophonic
Harmony
Homophonic Bassline
Polyphonic Beat
Rhythm

Rhythm
The arrangement of
long and short notes
into a pleasing pattern.
Silence
No sound at all!
Structure
(Duration)
Sections of the Music
binary intro chorus
ternary verse strophic
Pitch
Low or High
Dynamics
Loud
fortissimo
or Soft
pianissimo
forte dim. cresc. piano
mezzo forte mezzo piano
Tempo
Fast or Slow
Allegro Moderato Lento

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